The Freshwater Crocodile is not considered dangerous to man and is distinguished from the estaurine crocodile by its long snout.  This species averages 1.2 metres in length but rarely exceeds 3 metres.  It basks during the day and is mostly active at night.

Its diet consists mainly of fish, crustaceans, tortoises and small vertebrates which are caught near the waters edge.

In August to September the female lays approximately 20 eggs in a nesting hole dug in the bank of the river, within ten metres of the waters edge.  The eggs hatch in November and the offspring move immediately into the water.  They remain with the female for protection for a short time after hatching.

Permanent freshwater streams, rivers and billabongs in northern Australia, from the Kimberley's to Cape York Peninsula.